Charlie Parr House Concert

Five Head Entertainment & Down to Hear Studios (now Hickory Arts) present Charlie Parr Thursday, May 26, 2011, from 8 pm HICKORY – Five Head Entertainment & Down to Hear Studios (now Hickory Arts) will present Charlie Parr in concert on Thursday, May 26, 2011 from 8 pm at The Garage Bookstore (First Level) in ...

Capture It!

Capture It! DSLR Camera Basics Workshop Saturday, March 19 or March 26, 2011 at Down to Hear Studios (now Hickory Arts) HICKORY – Life is happening so fast, let Carol Anne Hartman Photography show you how to capture it! Take a day and let professional photog, Carol Anne Hartman, teach you how to use your …

Veteran Touring Artist Coaches Idol Finalists

Veteran Touring Artist Coaches Idol Finalists Hartman Sponsors Coaching Sessions HICKORY – Veteran touring and recording artist, Jeff Hartman, will be sponsoring coaching sessions for this year’s “Rotarian Idol” finalists at Down to Hear Studios (now Hickory Arts) in Hickory on Thursday, March 3rd and Saturday, March 5, 2011. Hartman’s teaching and production studio is …

DSLR Camera Basics Class

DSLR Camera Basics Class Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Down to Hear Studios (now Hickory Arts) HICKORY – Are you just shooting away with your camera set to “the green box?” Take a day and let Carol Anne Hartman Photography show you the in’s and out’s of your camera so you can get better shots …

One-Stop Shop

Studio is a ‘one-stop shop’ for musicians BY LADONNA BEEKER onenews@charter.net Combine a California business and a husband and wife, along with artistic talent by the truckloads and you have Down to Hear Studios (now Hickory Arts). Michael French moved to Hickory in 2008 from Burbank, Calif. and the heart of of “studio city” where …

Factory Education

Justin Tarte, Life of an Educator, echoes one of Hickory Arts’ founding principles. A factory? No. A factor? Yes. Quality over quantity… Fact? Absolutely.Why we shouldn’t treat schools like factories, even if it is more cost-effectiveby Justin Tarte, Life of an EducatorJuly 31, 2010If you have ever walked into a factory that produces a finished …

Master Songwriting Class Offered

Down to Hear Studios (now Hickory Arts) Master Songwriting Class Offered Located next to Johnson Piano & Organ Exchange (now located across from Hickory Optimist Park) HICKORY – Down to Hear Studios (now Hickory Arts) is home to Hickory, NC’s first professional commercial recording facility, Hickory Motor Books, Carol Anne Hartman Photography and Jeff Hartman’s …